From Brook's double century to a chase of 430
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Featuring the second-highest run chase in the history of One-Day International cricket along with a host of other records, the Sri Lanka – England ODI that concluded at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Pakistan was the 5042nd One-Day International in the history of the game.
In a match that forced the cricket record books to be rewritten, the Sri Lankan players managed a 2-wicket victory with just one ball to spare, and that came while chasing a target of 430 runs.
Here is a note on the remarkable milestones of a match that warmed the hearts of Sri Lankan cricket fans as much as those of England's supporters.
430 : In this match Sri Lanka beat their opponents by chasing down the 430-run target the opposition had set. That became the 2nd highest successful chase in the history of One-Day International cricket.
The 5 best chases in ODI history
- Team · Score · Over · Target · Opposition · Ground · Year
- 1 · South Africa · 438/9 · 49.5 · 435 · Australia · Johannesburg · 2006
- 2 · Sri Lanka · 430/8 · 49.5 · 430 · England · Rawalpindi · 2026
- 3 · India · 406/2 · 43.3 · 406 · West Indies · Guwahati · 2026
- 4 · South Africa · 372/6 · 49.2 · 372 · Australia · Durban · 2016
- 5 · Netherlands · 374/6 · 49.2 · 370 · Scotland · Dundee · 2025
The last time a Sri Lankan side had produced anything close to this was in 2006, when they chased down 322 runs against England themselves at Leeds to win.
114 : England captain Harry Brook claimed the distinction of recording the fastest double century in the history of One-Day International cricket.
That record had previously belonged to India captain Shubman Gill, for the innings he compiled off 117 balls against the West Indies at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati last September.
202 : The innings played by England captain Harry Brook in this match is the highest individual score by a batter in England's One-Day International history.
The previous holder of that record was Ben Stokes, with the 182 runs he made against New Zealand in 2023.
- This innings by Harry Brook is also the highest score made by an England player in Pakistan. The record had previously been held by the current Sri Lanka coach Gary Kirsten, with the 188 runs he made in the United Arab Emirates during the 1996 ODI World Cup.
- Harry Brook also claimed the record for the highest score by a batter who did not open the innings. Before this it belonged to Australia's Glenn Maxwell, for the unbeaten 201 he made coming in at No. 6 against Afghanistan at the 2023 ODI World Cup.
- The record for the highest score by a No. 4 batter also went to this Harry Brook innings. It had previously been held by the West Indies' Viv Richards, for the unbeaten 189 he made against England at Manchester in 1984.
- The list of captains with an ODI double century now numbers four. Three of those captains are from India, and the newest addition comes from England.
Captains with a double century in One-Day Internationals
- Player · Team · Runs · Balls · 4s · 6s · Opposition · Year
- 1 · Virender Sehwag · India · 219 · 149 · 25 · 7 · West Indies · 2011
- 2 · Rohit Sharma · India · 264 · 173 · 33 · 9 · Sri Lanka · 2014
- 3 · Shubman Gill · India · 223* · 133 · 26 · 8 · West Indies · 2026
- 4 · Harry Brook · England · 202 · 116 · 21 · 10 · Sri Lanka · 2026
This innings was also the highest score compiled by a captain in England's One-Day International history. The record had previously belonged to Andrew Strauss, who made 158 at the 2011 World Cup.
- Harry Brook's double century also became the first double century recorded by a player on the losing side.
Previously, the top entry on that list was the unbeaten 194 made by Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry against Bangladesh in 2009.
429/4 : This total by England is the highest score an England side has made against Sri Lanka. The previous record was the 357 for 3 they made at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo earlier this year.
430/8 : This total posted by Sri Lanka is their highest score against England. The previous record was the 324 for 2 they made at Leeds in 2006.
This total by Sri Lanka is also the 2nd best innings total recorded by the country in an ODI. First place belongs to the 443 for 9 they made against the Netherlands at Amstelveen in 2006.
859 : This aggregate of runs made by the players of the two sides is the highest such total in the ODI history of either country.
Sri Lanka's previous best was the 825 runs amassed with India at Rajkot in 2009, while England's was the 807 runs they were part of with the West Indies at St George's in 2019.
8x50+ : In this match the players of the two sides managed eight innings in excess of fifty. That is the fourth time such a feat has been recorded in the history of ODI cricket.
Previous entries on that list came in the match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe at Karachi in 2008, the match between India and Australia at Jaipur in 2013, and the match between Bangladesh and Pakistan at Mirpur in 2014.
166 : The third-wicket stand put together by Avishka Fernando and Pawan Rathnayake for the Sri Lankan innings in this match is the highest partnership for that wicket against an England side.
That record had previously been held by Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, with the 159 runs they put on at Leeds in 2011.
8005 : Joe Root, England's leading run-scorer in One-Day Internationals, made 69 runs in this match, and with that he joined the club of batters with 8000 ODI runs.
130 : In this match Sri Lanka's Pawan Rathnayake managed the best innings of his 11-match One-Day International career.
His previous best ODI innings was the 121 he made at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo during England's tour of the island earlier this year.
103 : Left-arm medium-pacer Sam Curran came in for severe punishment in this match. At the end of his 9 overs his name entered the record books as the bowler to have conceded the most runs in an ODI.
The special twist is that the previous holder of top spot on that list was Curran himself – for the 98 runs he conceded in 9.5 overs against the West Indies at North Sound in 2023.
50 : In this match Sri Lanka's right-arm medium-pacer Asitha Fernando completed his 50th wicket in One-Day Internationals.
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